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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Everywhere business was at a standstill, shops were closed and markets tenantless.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Some of Heliopolis' many wide streets were quite deserted save for several small, bright-red cat-like reptiles that the Atlanteans sheltered as pets, but in other thoroughfares large throngs of people milled uneasily about, while listening to the impassioned harangue of black-robed priests.
Americans
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From this reading Riding at an easy hopping gallop, the aviators urged their green, scaly mounts to the side of Hero Giles, for here and there some wandering citizens, spying the Americans, would yell shrill curses and shake their fists.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Riding at an easy hopping gallop, the aviators urged their green, scaly mounts to the side of Hero Giles, for here and there some wandering citizens, spying the Americans, would yell shrill curses and shake their fists.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Everywhere business was at a standstill, shops were closed and markets tenantless.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Some of Heliopolis' many wide streets were quite deserted save for several small, bright-red cat-like reptiles that the Atlanteans sheltered as pets, but in other thoroughfares large throngs of people milled uneasily about, while listening to the impassioned harangue of black-robed priests.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Everywhere business was at a standstill, shops were closed and markets tenantless.
Atlans
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From this reading It would have taken no trained eye to observe that something very unusual had happened in Atlans.
Atlanteans
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From this reading Some of Heliopolis' many wide streets were quite deserted save for several small, bright-red cat-like reptiles that the Atlanteans sheltered as pets, but in other thoroughfares large throngs of people milled uneasily about, while listening to the impassioned harangue of black-robed priests.
aviators
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black-robed
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From this reading Some of Heliopolis' many wide streets were quite deserted save for several small, bright-red cat-like reptiles that the Atlanteans sheltered as pets, but in other thoroughfares large throngs of people milled uneasily about, while listening to the impassioned harangue of black-robed priests.
bright-red
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From this reading Some of Heliopolis' many wide streets were quite deserted save for several small, bright-red cat-like reptiles that the Atlanteans sheltered as pets, but in other thoroughfares large throngs of people milled uneasily about, while listening to the impassioned harangue of black-robed priests.
business
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From this reading Everywhere business was at a standstill, shops were closed and markets tenantless.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Some of Heliopolis' many wide streets were quite deserted save for several small, bright-red cat-like reptiles that the Atlanteans sheltered as pets, but in other thoroughfares large throngs of people milled uneasily about, while listening to the impassioned harangue of black-robed priests.
cat-like
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From this reading Some of Heliopolis' many wide streets were quite deserted save for several small, bright-red cat-like reptiles that the Atlanteans sheltered as pets, but in other thoroughfares large throngs of people milled uneasily about, while listening to the impassioned harangue of black-robed priests.
citizens
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From this reading Riding at an easy hopping gallop, the aviators urged their green, scaly mounts to the side of Hero Giles, for here and there some wandering citizens, spying the Americans, would yell shrill curses and shake their fists.
closed
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From this reading Everywhere business was at a standstill, shops were closed and markets tenantless.
curses
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From this reading Riding at an easy hopping gallop, the aviators urged their green, scaly mounts to the side of Hero Giles, for here and there some wandering citizens, spying the Americans, would yell shrill curses and shake their fists.
demanded
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From this reading Reining in, Nelson demanded to know the reason for this unaccountable hostility.
deserted
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From this reading Some of Heliopolis' many wide streets were quite deserted save for several small, bright-red cat-like reptiles that the Atlanteans sheltered as pets, but in other thoroughfares large throngs of people milled uneasily about, while listening to the impassioned harangue of black-robed priests.
easy
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From this reading Riding at an easy hopping gallop, the aviators urged their green, scaly mounts to the side of Hero Giles, for here and there some wandering citizens, spying the Americans, would yell shrill curses and shake their fists.
Everywhere
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From this reading Everywhere business was at a standstill, shops were closed and markets tenantless.
eye
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From this reading It would have taken no trained eye to observe that something very unusual had happened in Atlans.
fists
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From this reading Riding at an easy hopping gallop, the aviators urged their green, scaly mounts to the side of Hero Giles, for here and there some wandering citizens, spying the Americans, would yell shrill curses and shake their fists.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Some of Heliopolis' many wide streets were quite deserted save for several small, bright-red cat-like reptiles that the Atlanteans sheltered as pets, but in other thoroughfares large throngs of people milled uneasily about, while listening to the impassioned harangue of black-robed priests.
gallop
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From this reading Riding at an easy hopping gallop, the aviators urged their green, scaly mounts to the side of Hero Giles, for here and there some wandering citizens, spying the Americans, would yell shrill curses and shake their fists.
Giles
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From this reading Riding at an easy hopping gallop, the aviators urged their green, scaly mounts to the side of Hero Giles, for here and there some wandering citizens, spying the Americans, would yell shrill curses and shake their fists.
green
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From this reading Riding at an easy hopping gallop, the aviators urged their green, scaly mounts to the side of Hero Giles, for here and there some wandering citizens, spying the Americans, would yell shrill curses and shake their fists.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It would have taken no trained eye to observe that something very unusual had happened in Atlans.
happened
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From this reading It would have taken no trained eye to observe that something very unusual had happened in Atlans.
harangue
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From this reading Some of Heliopolis' many wide streets were quite deserted save for several small, bright-red cat-like reptiles that the Atlanteans sheltered as pets, but in other thoroughfares large throngs of people milled uneasily about, while listening to the impassioned harangue of black-robed priests.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It would have taken no trained eye to observe that something very unusual had happened in Atlans.
Heliopolis
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From this reading Some of Heliopolis' many wide streets were quite deserted save for several small, bright-red cat-like reptiles that the Atlanteans sheltered as pets, but in other thoroughfares large throngs of people milled uneasily about, while listening to the impassioned harangue of black-robed priests.
here
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From this reading Riding at an easy hopping gallop, the aviators urged their green, scaly mounts to the side of Hero Giles, for here and there some wandering citizens, spying the Americans, would yell shrill curses and shake their fists.
Hero
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From this reading Riding at an easy hopping gallop, the aviators urged their green, scaly mounts to the side of Hero Giles, for here and there some wandering citizens, spying the Americans, would yell shrill curses and shake their fists.
hopping
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From this reading Riding at an easy hopping gallop, the aviators urged their green, scaly mounts to the side of Hero Giles, for here and there some wandering citizens, spying the Americans, would yell shrill curses and shake their fists.
hostility
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From this reading Reining in, Nelson demanded to know the reason for this unaccountable hostility.
impassioned
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From this reading Some of Heliopolis' many wide streets were quite deserted save for several small, bright-red cat-like reptiles that the Atlanteans sheltered as pets, but in other thoroughfares large throngs of people milled uneasily about, while listening to the impassioned harangue of black-robed priests.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It would have taken no trained eye to observe that something very unusual had happened in Atlans.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would have taken no trained eye to observe that something very unusual had happened in Atlans.
know
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From this reading Reining in, Nelson demanded to know the reason for this unaccountable hostility.
large
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From this reading Some of Heliopolis' many wide streets were quite deserted save for several small, bright-red cat-like reptiles that the Atlanteans sheltered as pets, but in other thoroughfares large throngs of people milled uneasily about, while listening to the impassioned harangue of black-robed priests.
listening
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From this reading Some of Heliopolis' many wide streets were quite deserted save for several small, bright-red cat-like reptiles that the Atlanteans sheltered as pets, but in other thoroughfares large throngs of people milled uneasily about, while listening to the impassioned harangue of black-robed priests.
many
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From this reading Some of Heliopolis' many wide streets were quite deserted save for several small, bright-red cat-like reptiles that the Atlanteans sheltered as pets, but in other thoroughfares large throngs of people milled uneasily about, while listening to the impassioned harangue of black-robed priests.
markets
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From this reading Everywhere business was at a standstill, shops were closed and markets tenantless.
milled
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From this reading Some of Heliopolis' many wide streets were quite deserted save for several small, bright-red cat-like reptiles that the Atlanteans sheltered as pets, but in other thoroughfares large throngs of people milled uneasily about, while listening to the impassioned harangue of black-robed priests.
mounts
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From this reading Riding at an easy hopping gallop, the aviators urged their green, scaly mounts to the side of Hero Giles, for here and there some wandering citizens, spying the Americans, would yell shrill curses and shake their fists.
Nelson
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From this reading Reining in, Nelson demanded to know the reason for this unaccountable hostility.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It would have taken no trained eye to observe that something very unusual had happened in Atlans.
observe
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From this reading It would have taken no trained eye to observe that something very unusual had happened in Atlans.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Some of Heliopolis' many wide streets were quite deserted save for several small, bright-red cat-like reptiles that the Atlanteans sheltered as pets, but in other thoroughfares large throngs of people milled uneasily about, while listening to the impassioned harangue of black-robed priests.
other
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From this reading Some of Heliopolis' many wide streets were quite deserted save for several small, bright-red cat-like reptiles that the Atlanteans sheltered as pets, but in other thoroughfares large throngs of people milled uneasily about, while listening to the impassioned harangue of black-robed priests.
people
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From this reading Some of Heliopolis' many wide streets were quite deserted save for several small, bright-red cat-like reptiles that the Atlanteans sheltered as pets, but in other thoroughfares large throngs of people milled uneasily about, while listening to the impassioned harangue of black-robed priests.
pets
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From this reading Some of Heliopolis' many wide streets were quite deserted save for several small, bright-red cat-like reptiles that the Atlanteans sheltered as pets, but in other thoroughfares large throngs of people milled uneasily about, while listening to the impassioned harangue of black-robed priests.
priests
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From this reading Some of Heliopolis' many wide streets were quite deserted save for several small, bright-red cat-like reptiles that the Atlanteans sheltered as pets, but in other thoroughfares large throngs of people milled uneasily about, while listening to the impassioned harangue of black-robed priests.
quite
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From this reading Some of Heliopolis' many wide streets were quite deserted save for several small, bright-red cat-like reptiles that the Atlanteans sheltered as pets, but in other thoroughfares large throngs of people milled uneasily about, while listening to the impassioned harangue of black-robed priests.
reason
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From this reading Reining in, Nelson demanded to know the reason for this unaccountable hostility.
Reining
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From this reading Reining in, Nelson demanded to know the reason for this unaccountable hostility.
reptiles
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From this reading Some of Heliopolis' many wide streets were quite deserted save for several small, bright-red cat-like reptiles that the Atlanteans sheltered as pets, but in other thoroughfares large throngs of people milled uneasily about, while listening to the impassioned harangue of black-robed priests.
Riding
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From this reading Riding at an easy hopping gallop, the aviators urged their green, scaly mounts to the side of Hero Giles, for here and there some wandering citizens, spying the Americans, would yell shrill curses and shake their fists.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading Some of Heliopolis' many wide streets were quite deserted save for several small, bright-red cat-like reptiles that the Atlanteans sheltered as pets, but in other thoroughfares large throngs of people milled uneasily about, while listening to the impassioned harangue of black-robed priests.
scaly
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From this reading Riding at an easy hopping gallop, the aviators urged their green, scaly mounts to the side of Hero Giles, for here and there some wandering citizens, spying the Americans, would yell shrill curses and shake their fists.
several
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From this reading Some of Heliopolis' many wide streets were quite deserted save for several small, bright-red cat-like reptiles that the Atlanteans sheltered as pets, but in other thoroughfares large throngs of people milled uneasily about, while listening to the impassioned harangue of black-robed priests.
shake
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From this reading Riding at an easy hopping gallop, the aviators urged their green, scaly mounts to the side of Hero Giles, for here and there some wandering citizens, spying the Americans, would yell shrill curses and shake their fists.
sheltered
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From this reading Some of Heliopolis' many wide streets were quite deserted save for several small, bright-red cat-like reptiles that the Atlanteans sheltered as pets, but in other thoroughfares large throngs of people milled uneasily about, while listening to the impassioned harangue of black-robed priests.
shops
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From this reading Everywhere business was at a standstill, shops were closed and markets tenantless.
shrill
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From this reading Riding at an easy hopping gallop, the aviators urged their green, scaly mounts to the side of Hero Giles, for here and there some wandering citizens, spying the Americans, would yell shrill curses and shake their fists.
side
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From this reading Riding at an easy hopping gallop, the aviators urged their green, scaly mounts to the side of Hero Giles, for here and there some wandering citizens, spying the Americans, would yell shrill curses and shake their fists.
small
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From this reading Some of Heliopolis' many wide streets were quite deserted save for several small, bright-red cat-like reptiles that the Atlanteans sheltered as pets, but in other thoroughfares large throngs of people milled uneasily about, while listening to the impassioned harangue of black-robed priests.
Some
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From this reading Some of Heliopolis' many wide streets were quite deserted save for several small, bright-red cat-like reptiles that the Atlanteans sheltered as pets, but in other thoroughfares large throngs of people milled uneasily about, while listening to the impassioned harangue of black-robed priests.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading It would have taken no trained eye to observe that something very unusual had happened in Atlans.
spying
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From this reading Riding at an easy hopping gallop, the aviators urged their green, scaly mounts to the side of Hero Giles, for here and there some wandering citizens, spying the Americans, would yell shrill curses and shake their fists.
standstill
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From this reading Everywhere business was at a standstill, shops were closed and markets tenantless.
streets
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From this reading Some of Heliopolis' many wide streets were quite deserted save for several small, bright-red cat-like reptiles that the Atlanteans sheltered as pets, but in other thoroughfares large throngs of people milled uneasily about, while listening to the impassioned harangue of black-robed priests.
taken
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tenantless
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From this reading Everywhere business was at a standstill, shops were closed and markets tenantless.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It would have taken no trained eye to observe that something very unusual had happened in Atlans.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Some of Heliopolis' many wide streets were quite deserted save for several small, bright-red cat-like reptiles that the Atlanteans sheltered as pets, but in other thoroughfares large throngs of people milled uneasily about, while listening to the impassioned harangue of black-robed priests.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Riding at an easy hopping gallop, the aviators urged their green, scaly mounts to the side of Hero Giles, for here and there some wandering citizens, spying the Americans, would yell shrill curses and shake their fists.
there
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From this reading Riding at an easy hopping gallop, the aviators urged their green, scaly mounts to the side of Hero Giles, for here and there some wandering citizens, spying the Americans, would yell shrill curses and shake their fists.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Reining in, Nelson demanded to know the reason for this unaccountable hostility.
thoroughfares
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From this reading Some of Heliopolis' many wide streets were quite deserted save for several small, bright-red cat-like reptiles that the Atlanteans sheltered as pets, but in other thoroughfares large throngs of people milled uneasily about, while listening to the impassioned harangue of black-robed priests.
throngs
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From this reading Some of Heliopolis' many wide streets were quite deserted save for several small, bright-red cat-like reptiles that the Atlanteans sheltered as pets, but in other thoroughfares large throngs of people milled uneasily about, while listening to the impassioned harangue of black-robed priests.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It would have taken no trained eye to observe that something very unusual had happened in Atlans.
trained
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From this reading It would have taken no trained eye to observe that something very unusual had happened in Atlans.
unaccountable
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From this reading Reining in, Nelson demanded to know the reason for this unaccountable hostility.
uneasily
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From this reading Some of Heliopolis' many wide streets were quite deserted save for several small, bright-red cat-like reptiles that the Atlanteans sheltered as pets, but in other thoroughfares large throngs of people milled uneasily about, while listening to the impassioned harangue of black-robed priests.
unusual
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urged
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From this reading Riding at an easy hopping gallop, the aviators urged their green, scaly mounts to the side of Hero Giles, for here and there some wandering citizens, spying the Americans, would yell shrill curses and shake their fists.
very
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From this reading It would have taken no trained eye to observe that something very unusual had happened in Atlans.
wandering
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From this reading Riding at an easy hopping gallop, the aviators urged their green, scaly mounts to the side of Hero Giles, for here and there some wandering citizens, spying the Americans, would yell shrill curses and shake their fists.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Everywhere business was at a standstill, shops were closed and markets tenantless.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Some of Heliopolis' many wide streets were quite deserted save for several small, bright-red cat-like reptiles that the Atlanteans sheltered as pets, but in other thoroughfares large throngs of people milled uneasily about, while listening to the impassioned harangue of black-robed priests.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Some of Heliopolis' many wide streets were quite deserted save for several small, bright-red cat-like reptiles that the Atlanteans sheltered as pets, but in other thoroughfares large throngs of people milled uneasily about, while listening to the impassioned harangue of black-robed priests.
wide
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From this reading Some of Heliopolis' many wide streets were quite deserted save for several small, bright-red cat-like reptiles that the Atlanteans sheltered as pets, but in other thoroughfares large throngs of people milled uneasily about, while listening to the impassioned harangue of black-robed priests.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would have taken no trained eye to observe that something very unusual had happened in Atlans.
yell
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From this reading Riding at an easy hopping gallop, the aviators urged their green, scaly mounts to the side of Hero Giles, for here and there some wandering citizens, spying the Americans, would yell shrill curses and shake their fists.
